Design of broadband, single layer dual-band large reflectarray using multi open loop elements

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2875-2883

  Chaharmir, Mohammad Reza ^a   Shaker, Jafar ^a   Gagnon, Nicolas ^a   Lee, David ^a  

^a Radio Science Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross loops; optimization; reflectarray; wideband

Indexed keywords

CENTER FREQUENCY; CROSS-LOOP; DISH ANTENNAS; DOUBLE SQUARE; DUAL-BAND; FREQUENCY DISPERSION; NOVEL METHODS; OPEN LOOPS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; REFLECTARRAYS; RELATIVE BANDWIDTH; SINGLE LAYER; TRANSMIT BAND; WIDE-BAND;

DESIGN; FREQUENCY BANDS; PARABOLIC ANTENNAS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77956361129     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2052568     Document Type: Article

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